Patents by Inventor Mikhail Melster

Mikhail Melster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for controlling automatic shut-off of an engine
    Patent number: 9145863
    Abstract: A method for controlling automatic shut off of an engine includes determining if a control system of a propulsion-generating vehicle is operating in a remote control mode or an onboard control mode. The operations of the vehicle are remotely controlled from an off-board source when the control system is in the remote control mode. The operations of the vehicle are controlled from onboard the vehicle when the control system is in the onboard control mode. The method also includes deactivating an automatic engine start-stop (AESS) device responsive to the control system being in or switched to the remote control mode. The AESS device automatically turns off an engine of the vehicle when operations of the engine are below one or more designated thresholds for at least a designated period of time. The AESS device is prevented from automatically turning the engine off when the AESS device is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mikhail Melster, Robert Carmen Palanti, Derek Kevin Woo, Pritamkumar Gangwal, Narendrasingh Puransingh Patnurkar
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF OF AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140277846
    Abstract: A method for controlling automatic shut off of an engine includes determining if a control system of a propulsion-generating vehicle is operating in a remote control mode or an onboard control mode. The operations of the vehicle are remotely controlled from an off-board source when the control system is in the remote control mode. The operations of the vehicle are controlled from onboard the vehicle when the control system is in the onboard control mode. The method also includes deactivating an automatic engine start-stop (AESS) device responsive to the control system being in or switched to the remote control mode. The AESS device automatically turns off an engine of the vehicle when operations of the engine are below one or more designated thresholds for at least a designated period of time. The AESS device is prevented from automatically turning the engine off when the AESS device is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mikhail Melster, Robert Carmen Palanti, Derek Kevin Woo, Pritamkumar Gangwal, Narendrasingh Puransingh Patnurkar